GolVolt — Stoke City vs Portsmouth: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Last time

Last meeting, 25 April: Stoke City – Portsmouth 1:3

LWLW

Adrian Segečić: 3 goals.

Streak

Portsmouth unbeaten in 4 matches

WWDW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 wins and 1 draw. Last defeat: 11 October, 0:1 against Southampton.

Table

2 points apart in the table

9.Stoke City20 pts 11.Portsmouth18 pts

Stoke City: place 9, 20 pts · Portsmouth: place 11, 18 pts.

Streak

Portsmouth have scored in 4 matches in a row

WWDW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 7 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Ethan Galbraith

Stoke City · midfielder

3goals 3assists 7.03avg rating

Last match, Bristol City: rating 7.5.

Adrian Segečić

Portsmouth · midfielder

2goals 2assists 6.99avg rating

Last match, Millwall: rating 6.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Stoke City at home and Portsmouth away, as in this match.

Stoke City

at home · 10

4W1D5L1.5scored per match1.3conceded per match

Portsmouth

away · 10

4W2D4L1.2scored per match1.4conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 25 Apr 2026 · Championship Stoke City 1:3 Portsmouth Cissé 48' · Segečić 32', 66', 82'

2wins

0 draws4.0 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4

2wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Stoke City (3-4-3, last: Bristol City) · Portsmouth (4-2-3-1, last: Millwall).

Official around 15:00, Sat 30 Jan

VJJohansson BWWilmot BLLawal LGGraham BJJohnson DSSoumaré EGGalbraith LBBombino JMMcGlynn LCCissé JDDevenny NSSchmid TDDevlin RPPoole MDDia ZSSwanson MPPack IMMohamed AKKamara ASSegečić RMKavuma-McQueen MMMilovanović

Stoke CityPortsmouth

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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